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    hierophant

    noun | HYE-uh-ruh-fant

    Definition

    1 : a priest in ancient Greece; specifically : the chief priest of the Eleusinian mysteries

    2
    a : a person who explains : expositor


    b : one who defends or maintains a cause or proposal : advocate

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    scumble

    verb | SKUM-bul

    Definition

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    a : to make (something, such as color or a painting) less brilliant by covering with a thin coat of opaque or semiopaque color applied with a nearly dry brush


    b : to apply (a color) in this manner

    2 : to soften the lines or colors of (a drawing) by rubbing lightly

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    ancillary

    adjective | AN-suh-lair-ee

    Definition

    1 : of lower or secondary class or rank : subordinate, subsidiary

    2 : providing additional help or support : auxiliary, supplementary

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    canard

    noun | kuh-NARD

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    a : a false or unfounded report or story; especially : a fabricated report

    b : a groundless rumor or belief

    2 : an airplane with horizontal stabilizing and control surfaces in front of supporting surfaces; also : a small airfoil in front of the wing of an aircraft that can increase the aircraft's performance

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    infantilize

    verb | IN-fun-tye-lyze

    Definition

    1 : to make or keep infantile

    2 : to treat as if infantile

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    lenticular

    adjective | len-TIK-yuh-ler

    Definition

    1 : having the shape of a double-convex lens

    2 : of or relating to a lens

    3 : provided with or utilizing lenticules

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    expunge

    verb | ik-SPUNJ

    Definition

    1 : to strike out, obliterate, or mark for deletion

    2 : to efface completely : destroy

    3 : to eliminate from one's consciousness

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    debonair

    adjective | deb-uh-NAIR

    Definition

    1 : suave, urbane

    2 : lighthearted, nonchalant

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    obloquy

    noun | AH-bluh-kwee

    Definition

    1 : a strongly condemnatory utterance : abusive language

    2 : the condition of one that is discredited : bad repute

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    resile

    verb | rih-ZYLE

    Definition : recoil, retract; especially : to return to a prior position

 

 
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